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After just three months of dating, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis tied the knot in Las Vegas. The couple had three daughters together, but split in 2000.
Actress Jane Fonda and French director Roger Vadim got married by a judge in a civil ceremony in Saint-Ouen Marchefroy, France. They divorced in 1975.
The press ran to the San Francisco courthouse when news traveled that Marilyn Monroe and baseball player Joe DiMaggio were eloping in a civil ceremony. The marriage ended in divorce in 1955.
In 1939, the Hollywood actors held a press conference to announce their nuptials after they eloped. They were married until the actress' tragic death in a plane crash in 1942.
Despite a nearly 30-year age difference, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow got married in a small ceremony at The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. The couple divorced two years later.
The famous couple said "I do" (again) in an outdoor ceremony in Botswana, with just an official and a witness joining them. They divorced again the following year.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced that they were expecting on December 3, and news of their elopement broke just a few days later after they obtained a marriage license from a Santa Barbara courthouse.
The actors got married in Las Vegas after a whirlwind two-month relationship. They divorced three years later.
The actors started out as an on-screen couple on 'All My Children.' Their TV characters got married in an elaborate church ceremony, but Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa eloped in Las Vegas.
When Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott decided to say "I do," they headed off to Fiji for their big moment. And it was just a year after meeting. They announced their separation in 2023.
Mel B and her longtime friend, movie producer Stephen Belafonte, eloped in Las Vegas in 2007. They divorced after 10 years.
While at Mariah Carey's mansion in the Bahamas, the pop star and Nick Cannon eloped during their trip there. They welcomed twins in 2011, but divorced in 2016.
Although both are happily married to different people now, the actors eloped in 2008 at a wilderness retreat in Reynolds' native Canada. They divorced in 2011.
After dating for three years, the former couple tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in Los Angeles. They had one son, Flynn, before separating in 2013.
The Spanish couple wed in a secret, low-key ceremony at a friend's house in the Bahamas. The bride wore John Galliano.
Not only an elopement, but a surprise elopement! The couple made things official after years of dating when they invited friends and family to watch them wed without them knowing.
Just six guests were in attendance at the wedding of Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher in Paris. Who needs a fancy ceremony when you’re in Paris, anyway?
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz knew each other for years before reconnecting on the set of 'Dream House' in 2011. They married six months later in a low-key ceremony in New York.
The actors famously said that they wouldn’t get married until same-sex marriage was legal in California. After it was legalized in 2013, the pair got married at a Beverly Hills courthouse.
Emily Ratajkowski kept her wedding simple when she eloped with Sebastian Bear at a courthouse in New York City. They welcomed a baby in 2021, but ended their relationship the following year.
Cardi B shocked fans in 2018 when she revealed that she and rapper Offset had secretly gotten married the previous year. The impromptu ceremony took place in the couple's bedroom, with her cousin as the only witness.
Kelly Clarkson ditched her planned October ceremony and opted for an elopement with Brandon Blackstock. The couple divorced in 2021.
The couple swiftly tied the knot in Las Vegas right after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. However, they had a very fancy second ceremony in the French countryside a few months later.
The couple got married back in 2017 in a super low-key ceremony. It was just them and an officiant present.
Prior to their nuptials in Georgia, Bennifer eloped in Las Vegas. The couple first met in 2001 on the set of the movie 'Gigli.' After calling their engagement off in 2004, they rekindled their relationship in 2021.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic delayed countless weddings, Lily Allen and David Harbour were determined to say "I do," and they did so in Las Vegas.
The 'That '70s Show' co-stars only started dating in 2012. The couple made things official at a private ceremony in 2015.
Just hours after walking the red carpet during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the couple tied the knot at a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.
Actress Jessica Alba and film producer Cash Warren eloped in a courthouse when she was nine months pregnant. The couple are still married and have three children together.
Jack Black and his wife Tanya Haden first met in high school, but only started dating 15 years later. The couple eloped in Big Sur, California, in 2006.
As lavish as celebrity weddings can be, even the stars want to keep things simple sometimes. Whether it was for privacy reasons, a rush of spontaneity, or just not wanting to plan a wedding, a number of famous couples have eloped over the years. While some opted for an iconic Vegas wedding, others favored a quick visit to the courthouse, or simply an overseas elopement. Whatever the reason, they proved an elopement is a fun and unexpected way to celebrate the beginning of a marriage.
Curious? Click on to check out the stars who you probably forgot eloped.
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As lavish as celebrity weddings can be, even the stars want to keep things simple sometimes. Whether it was for privacy reasons, a rush of spontaneity, or just not wanting to plan a wedding, a number of famous couples have eloped over the years. While some opted for an iconic Vegas wedding, others favored a quick visit to the courthouse, or simply an overseas elopement. Whatever the reason, they proved an elopement is a fun and unexpected way to celebrate the beginning of a marriage.
Curious? Click on to check out the stars who you probably forgot eloped.